Suturing technique for control of postkeratoplasty astigmatism and myopia

Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 100, Issue , 2002, Pages 51-59

  Dursun, Dilek ^a   Forster, Richard K ^a   Feuer, William J ^a   Van Meter, Woodford S ^b   Troutman, Richard C ^b   Nirankari, Verinder S ^b   Waring, George O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOMETROPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE REMOVAL; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CORNEA; EYE REFRACTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOMETROPIA; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036985352     PISSN: 00659533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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